Restored ancient icon Our Lady of Tikhvin 32x28 cm Russia

Restored antique wooden religious Tikhvin icon made in Russia, measures 31 x 27 cm.The panel is ancient and was made in the 19th century, but the painting was restored in the 21st century with the egg tempera technique.The image represented is that of Our Lady of Tikhvin, which is one of the most revered miraculous images in Russia. In fact, it is said of four apparitions of the sacred icon, in front of one of which in the 17th century in the Monastery of Tichvinca the Holy Virgin was invoked to escape from the Swedish siege. An ancient Byzantine legend that appeared later under the reign of Alexei Micalovich, on the other hand, identified the image of Tikhvin with the Hodegetria of Byzantium, which in the 14th century would have left the Byzantine capital to appear on the Tikhvinka River. Under this reign, it was decided to celebrate the icon on June 26 and its own liturgy was dedicated to it.The iconography of the Mother of God of Tikhvin is close to the Hodegetria (''the Guide'') type: with his right hand, Christ blesses the Mother, while the Virgin is represented with her right hand pointing to the seated infant Jesus on his left hand, as if telling men that the true path is the path to Christ and therefore to eternal salvation.The religious icon is delivered, together with a certificate of originality issued after the technical expertise of a cultural heritage expert, in an elegant box.